Express tarp

ABSTRACT

The invention consist of a tarp or cover ( 1 ) which edge area is equipped with loops ( 2,3 ) intended for a rope or plank ( 7 ) to hold the tarp ( 1 ) tight over the covered object.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The invention comprises a tarp or a cover, whose edge area has loops forfast tightening or rapid fastening.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Throughout the ages, the cover, or its later version the tarp, has beenused as protection against whimsy weather. When it comes to rapidprotection, nothing has outdone the tarp or cover. A cover also takeslittle room and is easy to carry. The surface for use—the surface areain proportion to its surface area when stored, is manifold. It could hesaid that, today, a tarp holds almost as important a position for man asa simple cover for our forefathers in the olden days. A cover or a tarpis normally the best solution for any temporary need for protection.

In order for a cover to stay in place or positioned on top of what itneeds to cover, normally, the cover has openings on its edge area forfastening ropes, strings, or straps. With them, the tarp is tied fastonto suitable locations.

Another method to get the tarp to stay in place is to put weighs on thetarp.

There is yet a third way to fasten a tarp normally used for coveringboats. Instead of trying to find suitable locations to tie the fasteningropes, weighs are fastened onto them, normally plastic bottles filledwith water, etc., and, in spite of the tarp possibly shifting, theweighs keep the lines tight. All three fastening methods are relativelyarduous and, for the final result to be durable and reliable, requirecareful handling. And, regardless, oftentimes, especially powered bywind and rain, the tarp removes itself from the object to he covered,leaving it unprotected.

Especially if the object to be protected is a boat or a vehicle, inother words, an object with a tangible form, it would he desirable forthe covering to be easier, more practical, and more reliable. Hence, itcould he said that, although the tarp itself has remained unchangedthroughout the years, in regard to fastening it, there could be a lot ofroom for improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention in question presents a solution for this problem, which ischaracterized in that at least the entire outer edge on one side isfitted with loops at regular intervals.

In order for it to be as easy as possible to thread a tightening rope orstrap through them, it is preferable that the loops are relatively long,15-35 cm, and fastened in a rather straight position. The open nature ofthe loops is also justified by the fact that, instead of a tighteningrope, it should also be possible to pass a plank or a beam through theloops which plank or beam holds with its weigh the tarp quite well inplace. The loops are to be preferably fastened in a 90-degree angle tothe tarp edge where the loops are to be fastened.

When a tarp is in this manner equipped with the edge loops through whicha tightening rope or strap is threaded, it functions similar to a hagwhich can he closed by pulling from the ends of the tightening string.When a tarp on top of a boat is tightened this way, it encloses the boatinside it, fastening itself against the bottom of the boat, and it isimpossible for the forces of the nature to pull it away over the widerboat hull above.

It is possible to fasten the loops onto the tarp either permanently bysewing, gluing, or chemical melting or as a detachable fastening withpress studs or buttons in which case the loops are replaceable.

If loops are required for both sides of the tarp, it is handy to useloops double the length which are turned over the tarp edge and whoseends are fastened onto the corresponding locations on the opposite sideof the tarp. This method is practical as this allows fastening the tarpwith only one measure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following is a presentation of the invention with reference to theappended illustration, in which FIG. 1 shows a tarp equipped with loops

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 presents the tarp 1 which shows the loops 2 both fastenedpermanently 4 and detachably 5,6 along the entire outer edge only on oneside and the loops 3 also fastened permanently 4 a and detachably 5 a,6a on both sides of the tarp. A tightening rope 7 or a strap is threadedthrough the loops 2,3.

The invention is not limited to the abovementioned examples; instead, itmay vary within the claims.

1. An express tarp comprising a tarp having loops equipped at leastalong the entire outer edge on one side of the tarp.
 2. An express tarpaccording to claim 1, wherein the loops are 15-35 cm long, at 15-40 cmintervals along the entire outer edge of the tarp, wherein the loops arefastened onto the tarp at both ends of each loop either permanently, bychemical melting, gluing, or sewing, or detachably, with buttons orpress studs, so that the loops are at a 90 degree angle in relation tothe tarp's outer edge onto which the loops are fastened.
 3. An expresstarp according to claim 1, wherein the loops are fastened onto bothsides of an entire edge area of the tarp so that one longer loop goesaround the tarp's edge to both sides of the tarp and fastens at its endseither permanently or detachably on corresponding locations on theopposite sides of the tarp.
 4. An express tarp comprising, a tarp havingon at least one side a series of open straight loops at regularintervals along the entire outer edge area of said side, and a rope,strap or plank threaded through said series of open straight loops suchthat by pulling free ends of the rope, strap or plank the side of thetarp at least partially closes.
 5. An express tarp according to claim 4,wherein the loops are 15-35 cm and fastened at a 90 degree angle to thetarp edge where the loops are fastened.
 6. An express tarp according toclaim 5, wherein the length of the loop is doubled, turned over thetarp's edge, and fastened on a corresponding location on an oppositeside of the tarp.